A King Wey Look For our Papa
Uzziah dey find our Papa while Zechariah dey teach am, and he prosper: towers, water tanks, farmland, trained army, war machines. Then strength turn to pride. He force enter to burn incense, and skin disease break out for him forehead near di altar.
26 1Den all di people of Judah make Uzziah, wey be sixteen years old, king for im papa Amaziah place. 2Na im rebuild Eloth and return am back give Judah afta di king rest with im ancestors. 3Uzziah become king when e be sixteen years, and e rule fifty-two years for Jerusalem. Im mama na Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 4E do wetin correct for our Papa eye, just as im papa Amaziah bin do. 5E give imself to dey look for our Papa for Zechariah days, wey teach am how to fear our Papa; and as e dey look for our Papa, e prosper.
6E comot go fight di Philistines, and e break down di walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. E build cities near Ashdod and among di Philistines. 7Our Papa help am against di Philistines, di Arabs of Gur-baal, and di Meunites. 8Di Ammonites pay tribute give Uzziah, and im name reach di border of Egypt, because e don strong well well. 9Uzziah build towers for Jerusalem for di Corner Gate, di Valley Gate, and di Angle, and e make dem strong. a a v9 Di Angle na one particular part of Jerusalem city wall wey dey stick out, different from di gates wey get name. 10E build towers for di desert and dig plenty wells, because e get plenty herds for di lowlands and plain. E keep farmers and vine-keepers for di hills and fertile fields, because e love di ground. 11Uzziah get army of trained soldiers wey dey comot go war by divisions, wey Jeiel di secretary and Maaseiah di officer count, under Hananiah, one of di king commanders. 12Di total number of clan leaders wey dey command di mighty warriors na 2,600. 13Under dia command na army of 307,500, wey dem train to fight war with big power, to help di king against im enemies. 14Uzziah give di whole army shields, spears, helmets, coats of armor, bows, and slingstones. 15For Jerusalem e make machines wey clever men design, wey dem set for di towers and corners to shoot arrows and throw big stones. Im name spread far and wide, because dem help am for wonderful way until e become strong.
Uzziah Pride and How E Take Fall
16But when Uzziah become strong, im heart come dey proud, and dat one bring am fall. E no dey faithful to our Papa, as e enter di temple of our Papa to burn incense for di incense altar. 17Azariah di priest enter afta am, with eighty priests of our Papa wey get liver. 18Dem confront King Uzziah, dey talk, “Uzziah, no be your work to burn incense to our Papa, but na di priests own, di descendants of Aaron, wey dem set apart to burn incense. Comot for di sanctuary; you don do wetin no dey faithful, and dis one no go bring you any honor from our Papa.”
19Uzziah come vex well well. As e hold censer for im hand to burn incense, and as e dey rage for di priests, one skin disease wey dey make person unclean burst out for im forehead—right dia in front of di priests for di house of our Papa, beside di altar of incense. 20When Azariah di chief priest and all di priests turn look am and see di disease for im forehead, dem rush am comot, and e imself hurry to comot, because our Papa don strike am. 21King Uzziah get di disease until e die. E live for house wey dem separate, still dey with di disease, cut off from di house of our Papa. Im son Jotham run di palace, dey govern di people of di land.
22Di rest of di things wey Uzziah do, from first to last, na di prophet Isaiah son of Amoz write dem down. 23Uzziah rest with im ancestors, and dem bury am near dem for burial field wey belong to di kings, because dem talk say, “E get skin disease.” Im son Jotham rule for im place.
